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Harald H.R. Agterhuis

Data Centres · AI Infrastructure · FinTech · SaaS

Harald H.R. Agterhuis

Founder · Amsterdam · Dubai

  • 30 Years
  • 35-Day Median Shortlist
  • 8 in 10 Retention @12mo
  • 3 Corridors
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Harald doesn't hand off a mandate — he signs it, works it, and closes it himself. Thirty years running cross-border technology searches across all corridors have taught him that most job briefs are wrong until tested; he reworks them before he starts. The discipline shows: a 35-day median shortlist and eight in ten placements still in role after a year. Clients call him one of the most trusted names in the search industry. Considering a mandate? Ask Harald what he'd change about the brief first.
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Two decades of client testimony.

Selected testimony from mandates led by Harald H.R. Agterhuis, now founder of Sercxi. Verbatim on LinkedIn; excerpted here. Verify on LinkedIn ↗

“One of the few who can handle sensitive assignments with grace and dignity. Among the most trusted people in the search industry.”

Board member, digitisation & capitalisation — client

“High integrity. Always does what he says he will do. A leader who gets something done when others cannot.”

Capability architect — peer

“Hired for three reasons: a massive network rigorously maintained, creativity in working around issues, and drive to make the result happen.”

SaaS founder — repeat client

“A different approach — unusual, worth trying. In limited time, the required quota was delivered without any concession on quality.”

COO, Dutch enterprise sales — client

“Reads between the lines of a CV. Fit judged on attitude, experience and intelligence — not paper. Will challenge the client to think outside the box when that is what the match requires.”

Programme director, industrial development — client

“Executive searcher for Continental Europe — Senior Director and VP level across Digital, Data Science, Analytics and Consulting. A real recruitment partner to country managers and VPs in a highly matrixed organisation.”

Global head of talent acquisition — line manager
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